Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-26
uoTBER.IN-LAw VS.. sON-IN-LAw
They Fight 1t Out Over the Posses
sion OF u Buggy.
From the Missouri Republican.

From the Missouri Republican.
There was lively street scene on Main
street. East st. Louis, from O'Clock yes
terday forenoon till about O'Clock IN the
afternoon. The actors were Mrs. Dr..
stillman. living at 800 Olive street, and
her son-ip-iaw, "Rusty" Evans, a saloon
reener in the First ward, East st. Louis.
II was all about a top buggy which, from
Mrs. Stillman's story, belongs to her, but
wbich Evans has had for several weeks.
She saws that Evans borrowed the buggy
from her. and, after running il by hard
nssoe. got four new wheels put on it,
sook Of the top, and then took it over to
East ST, Louis and claimed it as his own,
hecause there was little left of the origi-
nal vehicle. -
Yesterday morning and reconnoitred the
PROMISES OF her Son-ln-law. She knew
the buggy that stood in the shed, though
IL was little like It's original self. With
ont consulting her sOn-in-law, she just
sacked the buggy out, and, catching up
the shafts, started off up the street. at
tracing the attention OF every body. Her
;ntention was to pull the vehicle to her
home in st. Louis. But her son-in-law
learned of the departure OF the vehicle in
a few moments and started after it. He
caught up with the woman and buggy
near Baughan's Hall, and, catching hold
nj the rear, dragged buggy and woman
to a standstill. Then commenced a con-
test which lasted for three or four hours,
and which called out all the people in the
lower part OF the city, Evans would
draw the buggy back little distance,
when Mrs. Stiliman would gain her wind
and strength and pull the buggy and
Evans the other way. until she grew
tired. when away the rig would go in the
otner direction after Evans. This was
dome several times, the woman being
Nelped by the boys who had congregated
with the crowd. The boys did not care
which was right, they would help the
woman, thus showing the ehivalry of the
Young men of East st. Louis. During the
three or four hours that the struggle
lasted. neither making any progress, the
motber-in-law and sOn-in-laW kept up a
yipdictive tOngue-lashing, in which the
family linen was publicly washed, to the
apparent edification OF the crowd. Finally
Evans procured chain and paddock and
secured the vehicle to street post. Then
he hurried off to police station and
swOre out warrant for Mrs. Stillman, on
charge OF disturbing the peace.
While hs was absent on this errand
Mrs, Stillman forced the chain, and was
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she was stopped by Officer Jerry HALO
ran, who had returned with Evans. Hal
lOran read the warrant to the woman,
VINO declared that she would not 90 with
out the buggy. Halloran tried to per-
suade her to let the vehicle remain on the
street while she accompanied HIM, but
she lust placed her arms through wheel,
and clasping her hands, detied the officer
or any one else to separate her and her
darling buggy. After much parleying
the woman said that she would ride in
the buggy if the officer would pub it to
the police station. The officer CALAMITY
concluded that it W as the best he could
do, and hitched himself to the vehicle. The
woman mounted the seat, and the pro-
cession moved on, the crowd following.
Mrs. Stillman desired the officer, when
be reached the street leading to the
bridge, to pull her and the vehicle over
the structure to her residence in St.
Louis, and she would pay him we'll for it.
The officer declined, and when q livery
stable next to the police station was
reached the officer halted. A compr0-
mise was then effected between the
mOther-in-law and son-in-law, by which
The vehicle was allowed to remain there
for the time being. The sOn-in-law with.
drew the warrant, paid the costs. and
Mrs. Stlllman recrossed to st. Louis
satisfied that she had come off the victor